The Shaw Mind Foundation - your mental wellbeing partner.
Our training course will ensure you are equipped with the relevant knowledge of mental health disorders to be able to manage and provide a high standard of support.
You will explore how mental health issues impacts individuals over their lifetime, the wider implications for their family and society, and how the media influence perceptions of mental health.

Mental Health Awareness

This full day, face to face course in mental health awareness equips you with the knowledge needed to identify the signs, triggers and effects of mental health. By the end of this course, delegates will be able to understand:

The terms ‘mental health’, ‘mental illness’ and ‘mental wellbeing’

The statistics surrounding prevalence, trends and inequalities in mental health

Attitudes to mental health and associated stigma

How to respond initially to someone experiencing a mental health emergency

The causes, symptoms and treatment of common mental health problems, including:

Depression

Bipolar Disorder

Anxiety Disorders (Including OCD)

Psychosis

Self-Harm

Eating Disorders

Dementia

Any size donation, no matter how small, will make a difference to those children, adults and families going through the distress caused by mental health issues.